Design Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSBI)
- Degree
- Bachelor of Arts
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 7 semesters
- Location
- Bielefeld
Overview and admission
Study Type
undergraduate
Admission semester
Winter Semester only
Area of study
- Photography
- Graphic Design
- Communication Design
- Media Design
- Design
- Fashion Design
Focus
Fashion, Digital Media and Experiment, Photography and Visual Media, Communication Design
Annotation
The Bachelor degree program Design has four independent fields of study: Digital Media and Experiment, Photography and Visual Media, Communication Design and Fashion. Detailed information is available on the course website.
Admission requirements
General higher education entrance qualification (‘Abitur’) or subject-specific higher education entrance qualification, or a qualification with the equivalent recognised pre-training. Passed artistic design aptitude test.
Participation in the aptitude test is possible twice a year and is only valid for one subject area. The registration deadline is 1 January or 1 June of each year. Further details can be found on the admission website.
Lecture period
- Summer semester 2026: The lecture times of the practice-integrated and career-integrated combined degree programmes differ from this.
- Winter semester 2026/2027: 28.09.2026 - 12.02.2027
The lecture times of the career-integrated combined degree programmes and practice-integrated degree courses differ from this.
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2026/2027)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.06.2026 - 31.08.2026Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.07.2026 - 31.08.2026Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
Until 31.08.2026Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
Until 31.08.2026
Languages of instruction
Main language
German
Further languages
English



